Oppenheimer raised the firm’s price target on Walmart (WMT) to $125 from $115 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm still believes the pieces are in place to support an outperformance case going forward. Further, Oppenheimer thinks management remains well positioned to deliver on the company’s longer-term algorithm of about 4% sales growth and 4%-8% operating income growth. Following significant multiple expansion in recent years, the firm would characterize the bull run as more in the middle to later innings. It views the setup as trickier in the very short term as management could guide below the Street when it introduces FY26 targets in mid-February. Oppenheimer would take advantage of any dips associated with a likely initial “only” algorithm guide.
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